It
is a fact that school violence is disruptive to the health and well-being of
students and the related community.Being bullied while leads some victims to internalize the pain
and suffer from anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Other victims externalize their pain and
become increasingly violent.These
individuals become hostile toward peers and disruptive to the learning
environment.Further, the immediate and
long-term learning outcomes, in the presence of violence, are compromised due
to students being unable to focus fully on curriculum due to continued fear for
their safety.

Whether the victim is
prone to internalization or externalization, the result of living in a violent
school and community is not good.Not
only does successful violence prevention help the victim, it is designed to
also help the perpetrator.Childhood
perpetrators of violence become adult perpetrators of violence.We can help eradicate the problem and create
a community that fosters peace and lessens the short- and long-term consequences
of bullying.

Oregon City Schools is committed to preventing bullying and its related consequences. We are fully committed to fulfilling the mandates of Ohio House Bill 116. To that end, we are providing resources for students, parents, and community
members to assist us in preventing bullying to our fullest potential.

Most importantly, we are providing an
Anonymous Report Form, which allows students or parents to report all types of bullying incidents, including physical, verbal, relational, and cyber.